Bearing



l. G. UYZ.

BEARENS.

@mamon mm amm. ism.

@Homey UNITED 'sTATEs PATENT oFFioE.

JOHN G. UTZ, OF CLEVELANIL OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE STANDARD PARTS COMPANY,

OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION 0F OHIO.

BEARING.

Application tiled April 21,

To all whom 'it may camera:

Be itknown that I, J oHN G. U'rz, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Bearings, of .which the followlnis a specification.

This invention relates to bearings and more particularly to an adjustingdevice for the bearings of motor vehicle axles.

It is one of the objects of the invention to provide a one-piece supportthrough which a member may be adjusted to hold the bearing of adifferential gearing in proper position.

Other objects and the features of novelty will be apparentfrom thefollowing description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, of which:-

Figure 1 is a horizontal section through a motor vehicle axle on theaxis of the differential gearing and showing a`structure`em bodying myinvention, certain parts being shown in elevation; and

Fig. 2 is a fra mentary crcss section on the line 2-2 of ig. l.

In the drawings, 11 indicates the axle housing, which, in the formillustrated, has openings 12 in the sides thereof, the one opening beingclosed by the case cover 13, and the other by the cover plate 14, whichis extended outwardly to provide a sup ort for the driving mechanism,not shown. he cover plate 14 is formed with inwardly ex tending brackets15 and 16 in'which the differential gearing 17 is rotatably mounted bymeans of bearings 18 and 19. The differential gearing 17 may be of anypreferred design and the description thereof is omitted, because itforms no part of the invention, and inasmuch as the structure of thebrackets 15 and 16 and their coperating parts are identical, `but onewill be described.

As shown at the left in Fig. 1, the diilerential gearing has a partthereof rotatably supported in the bearlng 18, and is formed with ashoulder 20 against which the bearing engages to hold the `differentialcaring in position. The opposite side of t e bearing 18 is engaged by anadj usrting ring 21, which surrounds the driving shaft 22 and isprovided around its free edge with notches Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented May 11, 1920.

191e. serial No. 291,674.

in which a tool may be engaged, in order to adjust the ring relativelyto the shoulder 20. A fixed ring 24 is formed integral with justing ring21 and a holding clip 28 is held on the fixed ring by screw 29 and isadapted to pass between the lugs 30 on the lixed ring and enter one ofthe notches 23 in the adjusting ring to hold the latter in its adjustedposition. Sy providing the adjusting ring 21 with asupport of this kind,which is in one iece and is rividly connected to the housing, thedifficulties of forming a thread in a two-piece support are avoided, andan adjusting structure is obtained by which the bearing 18 will befirmly held in proper position and adjustment. It will also be notedthat, since a slight clearance is provided between the interior of theadjusting ring 2l and the shaft 22 and also between the exterior of theadjusting ring and the linterior of the bearing seat, it is notnecessary that the opening in the fixed ring 24 be centered accuratelywith the bearing seat, so that exact concentricit in machining isunnecessar in the manu acture of the parts.

lhile I have illustrated and described what I consider to be aA referredembodiment of my invention, it 1s understood that changes may be made inthe details of construction, without departing from the spirit of the'invention which is defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In mechanism of the class described, the combination of a memberhavin a bearing seat, a cap secured to said mem er a bearingin saldbearing seat, a' threaded ring carried by said cap. and an adjustingmemherroperating with the threaded ring to hold the bearing in positionaxiall 2. In mechanism of the class diascribed the combination of asupporting member,a

cap removably secured thereto, said member,

and cap having a bearing seat formed there? 53h35 in, a bearing withinsaid bearing seatyli rap,

threaded ring carried by said cap, and a similarly threaded membercoperating with Said threaded ring to adjust said\be'arin 3. Inmechanism of the class Lescribei, the combination of a supportingmember, a cap removably Secured to said member and comprising a o'nepiee rin inte ral with said ce n bearing seated 1n sai(` member and saidcap, and a member for adjusting said bearing coperating with saidone-pieve rin 4g In mechanism of the class described, the combination ofa-su 'porting member, n cap removably secured t ereto and comprisin athreaded ring inte ral with said cap, a ea ring seated 1n. sai memberand said.

means for adjusting said bearing-comprismg a threaded adjusting member,co-

operating with the ring carried by the cap,

and means for holding'I said adjusting memher in adjustedposition.

5. In mechanism of the class described, the ('ombination of u supportingmember, a cap removably secured thereto, the said member andvap having abearing seat formed therein, n bearing,r in said seat, and means foradjusting said bearing compris ing a ring Carried by said cap and havinga threaded e -ening therein ln'substantial alinement wit said bearingseat, a threaded member adjustable in said tiireaded ring, and means forholding said threaded. member in adjusted position. Y V

VIn testimony whereof I afix my signature i JOHN e." TZ

